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This file was contributed for use in the Virginia USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Eagle Moman arizonaeagle@qwest.net ============================================================================ "Clinch Valley News" Tazewell, Tazewell Co., VA Friday, June 13, 1902 Cost: $1.00 per year-in advance (Typed as written) The following is interesting. A trip on horseback from Tazewell Co.,Virginia to Tennessee (near Knoxville) to see a daughter and attend a graduation. This was apparently a dedicated, well educated, loving man/father. One of the amazing events is that Mr. Andrew Houndsell wrote the letter from Talbot, Tennessee, on the 6th of June and the editor, J. A. Leslie, in Tazewell Co., Virginia received that letter in time to print it in the Friday, June 13th edition of the "Clinch Valley News! TWO WEEKS IN EAST TENNESSEE Talbot, Tenn., June 6 Mr. Editor: Perhaps a few doings from one of your old patrons might be of some interest to at least a few of the many readers of your valuable paper, the CLINCH VALLEY NEWS. I left my home near Bailey, Va., on Monday evening of May 13th to visit my daughter, MRS J. L. MASSEY, of this place who I had not seen for nearly two years, and although she had been gone from her parental home for nearly five years I had never visited her in her newly made home before. I rode horseback through Burks Garden and across Bland county by way of Wythville, spending just a week on that part of the journey visiting many old friends and relatives . On arriving in Wyhteville (the town of my childhood) a beautiful and thriving little county seat and R. R. town of 3500 inhabitants on Sunday evening of May 18th, and spend the night. MR. MASSY was waiting for me with his little son, MASTER ROBT. DEWEY at the depot, with a buggy. We left at once and after an eight mile drive we landed safely at the place of their sojourn near Talbot. I took in a part of the commencement (or rather closing exercises of Carson Newman College, a flourishing institution of learning located at Mossy Creek (now Jefferson City) belonging to and controlled by the Missionary Baptist Church. I heard the baccalaureate sermon, an able disclosure, delivered by RE, KERR BOYCE TEPPER, D. D. L. L. D., Philadelphia, Pa., Subject, Christ Jesus Went About Doing Goood (sic). . Jefferson City is a neat well built little R.R. and country town situated in Jefferson county, 30 miles east of Knoxville, with about 2000 inhabitants. The weather in this part of the country is distressingly dry, gardens are suffering and the wheat crop here is like most other places, a comparative failure, but perhaps I have said enough, so with many good wishes for the NEWS I will close, and perhaps I may write again A. HOUNDSELL ADDED DATA: [Carson Newman College was created in 1851. This college can be found online at: http://www.cn.edu/webindex/webindex.htm Andrew Houndsell lived near Tazewell, Tazewell Co., VA and what is now Bluefield, Tazewell Co., VA. The city in Virginia mentioned as Burks Garden is Burke's Garden, Tazewell Co., VA., and Seres is Ceres, Bland Co., VA. Andrew Houndsell, I believe to be the s/o Elias Houndsell & Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Lindamood married 31 August 1837, Wythe Co., VA. Andrew married Julia A. Moore. However, I do not have listed the daughter of whom he is speaking about in the article. I have a daughter Sarah but she was not born until Sep 1887. I am wondering if Andrew Houndsell might not have had a first wife? 1850 WYTHE CO VA CENSUS # 1472 ELIAS HOUNDSELL, 40, laborer (all in home b. VA) .....Elizabeth, 38 .....ANDREW, 12 .....David, 10 .....Pearson, 8 .....Sarah, 6 .....Nancy 4 1860 WYTHE CO VA CENSUS # 266 WILLIAM HUFFORD, 39, b. VA. Master brick mason .....Jane 24 .....Robert, 9 .....Nickali, 6, female .....Samuel, 4 THOMAS CAMPBELL, 21, Brick Mason NEWEL POOL, 16, Brick mason JAMES PARKER, 16, Brick Mason PEARSON HOUNDSELL, no age listed, Apprentice Brick Mason ( 8 in 1850 Census) ANDREW HOUNDSELL, 20, Apprentice Brick Mason ROBERT HOUNDSELL, 16, Apprentice Brick Mason PEYTON HOUNDSELL, 10, Apprentice Brick Mason EDMUND FOSTER, 14, Apprentice Brick Mason "1872-1896 DEATH Register of Tazewell Co., VA" By Wilson & Wilson POSSIBLE DEATH OF A FIRST WIFE OF ANDREW HOUNDSELL MARY HOUNDSELL, w/f. age 36 DIED: NOV 1877 (NO DAY LISTED) POB: Wythe Co VA POD: Tazewell Co VA Cause of death: Disease of the womb Informant: A. Houndsell Parents: none listed NOW,I FIND WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE ANDREW HOUNDSELL LISTED IN TWO 1880 VIRGINIA CENSUS RECORDS? ONE IN WYTHE CO VA AND ONE IN TAZEWELL CO VA? 1880 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 54 88th Census Dist, Census read June 3-4, 1880, H. M. Smythe, enumerator ANDREW HOUNDSELL, 41, Brick Mason, all in home b. VA .....Julia A., 25, Wife, k-house W. WILLIAM HOUNDSELL, 22, Brick Mason, BROTHER H. A. GROSECLOSE, 22, Brick Mason 1880 WYTHE CO VA CENSUS # 230 ELIAS HOUNDSHELL (sic), 69, farmer .....Elizabeth, 55 .....Andrew, 42, laborer LIDDIE EPPERSON, 27, daughter SAM EPPERSON, 27, Laborer, Son-in-law .....Wm. , 7 grandson .....Fannie, 4, granddaughter 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 53, CLEAR FORK DIST, W. W. WELLS, enumerator A HOUNDSELL, 60, b.Oct 1839, farmer, All in home b. VA .....Julia A., 47, b. Feb 1853, wife .....Sarah E., 12, b. Sept 1887, dau .....Robt A., 9, b. Dec 1890, son [Julia Moore, d/o Joseph Addison Moore & Martha P. (Moore) Moore. Joseph Addison Moore was the son of "The Captive" James Moore, Jr., of Abb's Valley, Tazewell Co., VA whom was captured by the Indians at age 14. From: "Bickley’s History of Tazewell County, Virginia" reprinted in "Annals of Tazewell County Virginia, pages 419-424. "James Moore, Jr., made this long journey barefooted, to what is now Chillicothe, Ohio., (they reached this point in 20 days). The trip takes several days more to reach the village. He tells of camping, not eating for three days and then they killed a buffalo. They killed deer and buffalo of which they dried the meat to last for several days. His feet had stone bruises and his suffering was great. Frequently he walked over rattlesnakes and was not allowed to kill them due to the fact that the Indians considered them their friends. He was taken to the Indian Village and sold to Wolf’s sister for an old horse." James Moore's father, Capt. James Moore, Sr., was killed in the same raid as were several member of his family on September 1784. Mrs. James Moore, Sr., who was Martha (Poage) Moore , wife of Capt. James Moore and a daughter Jane were later burned at the stake by these Indians]. Karen EAGLE Moman arizonaeagle@qwest.net May 200 [Copy sent to Carson Newman College]